Guyana News

President Donald Ramotar continues to serve as the General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and is likely to continue holding the post until the party decides on the way forward.

The Nismes Primary School compound is getting a facelift as the schoolyard and playfield are being weeded and a fish pond that caused concern among teachers and parents is scheduled to be filled with mud.

President Donald Ramotar has sent a message of gratitude to all who turned out to exercise their franchise on November 28 and promised that he will work with all Guyanese so that the country can realise its potential.

It’s official! Rihanna is the Queen of Facebook. The social networking site has revealed the most popular musicians on its platform by scoring them on how many ‘Likes’ they have, how fast their profiles are growing and their popularity in the media.

DURBAN, (Reuters) – The chairwoman of U.N.  climate talks urged delegates to approve a compromise deal on  fighting global warming in the interests of the planet, but a  deal remained elusive as rich and poor states traded barbs over  the limited scope of the package.

(Trinidad Guardian) There is a plot among some regional administrators to remove Daren Ganga, Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA), says president of WIPA Dinanath Ramnarine. The

(Economic Times of India) LONDON: Dev Anand, who ruled the hearts of millions of film enthusiasts for over six decades, was today bid a tearful adieu as his mortal remains were consigned to flames amid the tunes of some of his most memorable songs ‘Abhi Na Jao Chor ke’ and ‘Gata Rahe Mera Dil’.

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – Greenheart Group Limited (GGL), a timber multinational, recently acquired its fourth concession in Suriname when it signed a US$ 6 million lease contract with Suma Lumber Company NV (Suma).

(Jamaica Observer) Prime Minister Andrew Holness says that while he is in favour of disclosure, limits and transparency in campaign and party financing, the flip side is that the State should contribute to funding of the process.

(Barbados Nation) The decades old row between Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago over fishing rights may be headed for calmer waters.

By Alva Solomon and Abigail Semple Leaders of APNU’s youth arm, the Youth Coalition for Transformation (YCT), last evening called on the populace to boycott businesses “in bed” with the current administration, after hundreds of supporters staged a peaceful march through the city.

The political will to fight corruption, a demanding public wanting action and prosecutions of guilty public officials are key for a country to improve its ranking on the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), a visiting official of international watchdog Transparency International says.

A lit molotov cocktail was thrown at the Campbellville home of politician Philomena Sahoye-Shury early yesterday morning, in the second attack on the longtime PPP activist for the year.

Former army Chief-of-Staff Brigadier (ret’d) Edward Collins and attorney James Bond and four other persons were yesterday charged for their participation in the illegal march that resulted in police firing rubber bullets at APNU supporters on Tuesday.

Armed men last evening invaded the home of an elderly couple at Mocha Arcadia, on the East Bank of Demerara and savagely beat and robbed them.

While the average citizen cleans his/her home in preparation for the festive season disposing of tons of unwanted items, residents of the new Diamond Housing Scheme have resorted to burning or burying theirs so that the piles of rubbish not are constant reminders that their garbage has not been collected in over one month.

Newly-accredited EZjet Air Services is set to operate Boeing 767 flights between Georgetown and New York from December 15.

A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance for Change (AFC) yesterday issued a joint statement following a meeting on Thursday where they discussed a framework of cooperation in the National Assembly.

The Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) is proposing that a national consultation/conversation/dialogue be set in train aimed at a better understanding of the political significance of ethnicity in Guyana.

APNU Chairman Brigadier (ret’d) David Granger is calling for an independent commission of inquiry to be launched into the shooting of peaceful protestors on Tuesday as it believes that such action aimed at creating a crisis where none existed.